Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources said in a statement. <In a statement, the company said that the licenses offered for competition include: 5 grit ore licenses and 7 aggregates licenses, while applications will be accepted from January 30 to February 16 of this year.

The ministry aims to increase the number of applications. The ministry aims to organize the procedures of competition processes to obtain building materials quarry licenses, promote transparency and justice in the launch of mining competitions, support investors and promote investment in the mining sector, in addition to encouraging national industries and contributing to the development of local content.

<The <a style="color: #993300;" href="https://amlak.net.The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources that the announcement of the competition and the clarification of the conditions, requirements, qualification results and the names of the winners will be through the "mining platform“, and that it will work to qualify the results of the competitors based on the requirements and conditions of the announced competition, adding that the applicant must attach the documents and requirements for the qualification criteria and conditions through the ”mining platform“ as announced, and the date for receiving applications during the period from January 30 to February 16, 2023.

. According to the ministry, the stages of the competition include announcing the completion of receiving the qualification requirements to enter the competition within the statutory period, then announcing the names of the qualified competitors to enter the auction, then launching the bidding process for the 12 licenses, and finally announcing the results and the names of the winning companies.

The ministry stated that the bidding process for the 12 licenses will be launched. <The ministry stated that the geology of the complex is divided into two parts: The northern part is a series of low to medium height hills, and it follows the geology of the Bathan Formation, consisting of conglomeratic sedimentary rocks containing conglomerates and pebbles of different sizes and types, topped by deposits belonging to the Tertiary period. The central and southern part is a series of low to medium height hills, geologically belonging to the Daghbaj complex, exposed by diorite rocks, which are characterized by being blocky and interrupted by breakers of andesite rocks.

The Ministry emphasized that it has worked to monitor and regulate the implemented works to ensure that they do not result in harmful effects on security, safety and health, and do not cause damage to the surrounding environment or property, through the enactment of controls and obligations.

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